2023-03-29T11:32:47-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 872182454 BIRDS FOR SOFIA INC BIRD 3852025277 10601 Clarence Drive Ste 250 Frisco TX 75033 Zina Lara founder 5126586993 2023-02-23 1 0 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Birds for Sofia Foundation Zina Lara 10601 Clarence Drive Ste 250 Frisco TX 75033 0 0 X birdsforsofia.org X 2021 TX Birds for Sofia supports children diagnosed with rare, inheritable diseases from Eastern Europe. We help families with children with rare diseases access medical care, genetic testing, rehabilitation, and equipment not covered by insurance. Since the war in Ukraine, we helped to re-establish medical care and access to housing during medical treatment for a number of Ukrainian families in the USA, who were confirmed "Uniting for Ukraine" parolees. 4 4 0 20 0 0 890398 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 890422 0 0 105832 0 0 8932 0 874 0 0 2579 644435 12385 750267 878037 -750267 0 0 0 0 0 0 X BFS supports children diagnosed with rare, inheritable diseases from Eastern Europe. We help families with rare diseases children to get access to medical care, genetic testing, rehabilitation, and equipment not covered by insurance. Since the war in Ukraine, we helped to re-establish access to healthcare and housing during medical treatment in the USA for "Uniting for Ukraine" parolees with rare diseases and their families. 1 1 400296 105832 462299 Medical Support for Ukrainian Children with Rare Diseases Program served 241 children with rare diseases from Ukraine. BFS delivered medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators, NIVL breathing devices, electricity generators, wheelchairs, standing frames, sitters, and other most needed medical equipment, as well as paid for medical services or provided individual grants to cover medical services/nutrition for children in Ukraine and in Europe (only those not covered by insurance) 178772 0 189163 SMA Program helped 2 children to fundraise for life-saving treatments. 73713 0 78668 The unbiased Genetic Disease Program served four patients from Eastern Europe and helped to cover medications, rehabilitation services, and hospital treatments including complex surgery for children with less-known rare diseases. 97486 100000 USA Resettlement Program assisted 9 children with life-threatening conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy and cystic fibrosis. BFS helped families with housing, payments for food/basic necessities, and transportation. 97486 0 100000 750267 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX X X X Birds for Sofia Inc 3852025277 10601 Clarence Drive Suite 250 Frisco TX 75033 X Zina Lara founder 40 0 X X 0 0 0 Nataliya Miller Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Dina Minibaeva Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Matt Lambert Board Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Ilya Musaev Board member 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 105832 105832 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8488 8488 0 0 874 874 0 0 540 540 0 0 819 819 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 770 770 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 632944 632944 750267 750267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X -750267 0 0 0 0 750267 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 825859 825859 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 825859 825859 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 825859 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64543 64543 0 0 0 0 890402 890402 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 1 In 2022 BfS received revenue of more than 33% from public sources which include: Grant from another 501(c)(3) Donations received from corporations through YourCouse and Benevity Donations received from individual donors through the website or fundraisers on Meta, Gofundme, through Paypal Giving Fund Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 This income was generated through crowdfunding and corporate giving RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Individual grants for parents of children with rare diseases in Ukraine. The money is spent on related medical payments: buying nutrition, payment for medical service, or rehabilitation/physical therapy, and buying medical equipment or the most needed items like electricity generators to ensure the child is still connected to medical devices that require electricity. Russia and the newly independent States 129 0 electronic fund 105832 1 patient received an individual grant that exceeds the $5000 mark - the medical equipment was purchased by a parent for a total of $7,482 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zina Lara founder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 BFS established new programs for Ukrainian citizens. 1) Medical Support for Ukrainian children with rare inheritable diseases affected by war. 2) USA Resettlement Program, BFS assisted a few U4U families with rare disease children during the first 90 days after their arrival to the USA. BFS helped to establish access to the healthcare system and housing and provided individual grants for food and basic necessities. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 During the war, we provided individual grants to the most affected families with children with rare diseases inside Ukraine and U4U parolees in the USA Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Dina Minibaeva - dina@birdsforsofia.org Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return preparer e-mails a copy of the final version of Form 990 to each board member Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 BfS made its governing documents and financial statements available to the public by request during the 2022 tax year. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e These are expenses including program services expenses and admin Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 These are program expenses